Laboratory Question for the Week of September 1, 2025
Bryan Nordley
September 1, 2025
What does code 38221 encompass?
What does code 38221 encompass?
What code doe we report for pulmonary stress testing to evaluate dyspnea?
When we report more than one sensitivity procedure for a single isolate, can we report this using a modifier?
What code can we report with 36600 for the instrumentation used for blood gas analysis? May we bill separately for pulse oximetry procedures when performed to determine oxygen saturation levels?
For inhalation treatments, what defines an episode of care?
Can we code 55706 for a the gross and microscopic examination of prostate biopsies taken during traditional transrectal ultrasound procedures?
What differences do we need to know when reporting 88305 vs. 88307?
Are both 94640 and 94664 reportable during the same encounter?
How do we code and bill for adenosine when we do not use the entire vial on a Medicare patient? Also, does this policy apply to radiopharmaceuticals or for all single-use administered drugs and diagnostic or therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals?
Can we bill for the administration of nitrous oxide during labor and delivery or for other minor procedures performed at bedside?
What code do we report for sentinel lymph nodes?
Can you specify the different groups that the stain codes are divided into?
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